Although the Waldron Lady Bulldogs didn’t get the win last Friday night when the played Charleston, they did get something else. Respect. The Lady Bulldogs were battling the Lady Tigers for the number one spot in conference play. And though they took a 3-2 loss, Waldron showed through their play, why they were the ones vying for number one.
Mackinzie Callahan and Ashtyn Moore were the two Lady Bulldogs that brought in the two runs for Waldron. Mackinzie also earned one hit, one steal, and one putout. Kadance Espinoza got one runner batted in and six putouts. Rheagan Sanford made two hits, one RBI, one steal, three putouts, and four assists.
Whitney Richmond got one steal and four putouts. Bayleigh Lipham snagged three putouts. Saige Mahar got one putout and four assists. Taylor Stacy grabbed two putouts. Jayden Manning earned one assist. And pitcher Ashton Young threw out 93 pitches to 27 batters striking out one. She also made one hit and one putout.
Coach Bailey Moore had this to say about the Lady Bulldogs and Lady Tigers match-up, “We lost a tough one to Charleston. As hard as the loss is to swallow, I am so proud of the support we had. It was a rough game but we are far from the end. Don’t count us out yet!” The Waldron Lady Bulldogs will be doing a little non-conference two-stepping with the 5-12 Ozark Lady Hillbillies tonight, April 15 in Ozark at 4:30 p.m.
With only three games left until District, the Hackett Lady Hornets have knocked their season out of the ball field. Last week the girls were busy busy as they won three out of the four games they played. On Friday, April 12, the Lady Hornets beat the Mena Lady Bearcats 11-1 on their own home field. Hackett now sits 16-4 in total play and 3-1 in conference.
#10 Madeline Freeman
In just five innings, the Lady Hornets were able to use their skill and know-how to take the lead from the Lady Bearcats and come out victorious. Helping to place the 11 runs on the board were Kayla Richardson with three, Madeline Freeman with three, Shayla Foster with two, Madi Taylor with two, and Sarah White with one.
#24 Shayla Foster, #21 Sarah White, #5 Kayla Richardson, and #10 Madeline Freeman
With more hits than the strength tester at the carnival was Sarah White with three and two runners batted in. Madi Taylor with two and three RBI. Shayla with two. Madeline with two. Jamye Durham with one and two RBI. Autum Neal with one and one RBI. And Audrie Chaney with two RBI.
#2 Audrie Chaney
Madeline, Sarah, and Madi earned 4 steals combined as well for the Lady Hornets. Kayla Richardson did the pitching for Hackett. She threw out 62 pitches to 17 batters striking out 10. Kayla also acquired one putout and one assist. Sarah White bagged 10 putouts. Audrie Chaney made two putouts. And with one putout each was Autum and Shayla.
#15 Madi Taylor and #2 Audrie Chaney
The Lady Hornets are set to face the 1-10 Magazine Lady Rattlers tonight, April 15 at 4 p.m in Magazine.
Last Friday, April 12, the Mansfield Tigers squared up against the Cedarville Pirates in an away conference game. In this seven-inning showdown, the Tigers took captain of the Pirates ship and won the game 13-2. This lands Mansfield at 5-6 in total play and 4-4 in conference.
The Tigers earned all of their points in the first three innings of the game. Helping secure the 13 runs were Layton Howard with two, Tyler Watkins with two, Hunter Willsey with two, Zach Woolbright with two, Nathan Brewer with two, Isaac Cothran with one, Codi Chick with one, and Randall Claude with one.
The hit makers were Tyler with three and two runners batted in. Seth and Cody Fudge with two each. Nathan Brewer with two and two RBI. Hayden Henson with one and two RBI. Layton with one and one RBI. Codi with one and one RBI. And Clay James, Aaron Brewer, Isaac Cothran, and Hunter Willsey with one apiece. Ethan Pettus also earned one RBI.
The Tigers garnered three steals during the game. With one each was Clay, Randall, and Codi. Pitching for Mansfield was seniors Seth Fudge and Hunter Willsey. Seth threw out 105 pitches to 28 batters striking out 11. Hunter threw out 15 pitches to four batters striking out one.
Staying focused and defensively quick on their feet was Layton with two putouts. Seth with two assists. Tyler Watkins with two putouts and one assist. Hunter with two assists. Randall Claude with four putouts. Cody Fudge with eight putouts and two assists. And Isaac and Nathan with four and one putouts respectively.
Tonight is a big night for the Mansfield Tigers. Along with facing the 11-7 Lamar Warriors at 4:30 pm, the Tigers will be celebrating their seniors with a special on-field ceremony at 4:20 pm right before the game. Tonight will be at home so everyone is invited to come out and show their support.
The Waldron Athletic Booster Club will be hosting their annual golf tournament on April 27 at the Waldron Country Club. The 3-person scramble will begin at 9 a.m. with proceeds going to support Waldron Athletics. You are invited to show your support and enjoy some fun in the sun!
Mansfield rolled into Waldron on April 8
with a small crew of seventh grade track athletes. They cruised out with the
individual high point award, a runner-up plaque, and a backpack full of
ribbons.
Kynslee Ward, Mansfield’s most dominate
seventh grader this season, ran away with the high point award in the girls
division. The high jumper, long jumper, hurdler, and relay anchor scored 44
points for her third such award this season.
High point winner Kynslee Ward
Harlie Fuller, another Lady Tiger
stalwart, continued the point parade for Mansfield with 28 points. The second
leading scorer for Mansfield throughout most of the year earned her high marks
in the pole vault, hurdles, and relays.
Collectively the total team effort by
Mansfield accumulated 167 points to nab the runner-up plaque at the Waldron
Bulldog Seventh Grade Relays. Mena squeaked by the Tigers with 172.5 points for
the team win.
Ward won the both the 100m hurdles
(18.55) and 300m hurdles (55.36). She also placed first in the high jump (4-4)
and long jump (14-5). She anchored second place finishes in both the 4x100m and
4x400m relays.
Fuller won the pole vault (6-0) and
placed second in the 300m hurdles (57.34). She was third in the 100m hurdles
(19.32) and was part of both sprint relays.
Mansfield’s scoring got another boost
from Eden Mounts. The multi-talented runner tallied 27 points through two
sprint races, high jump, long jump, and one relay.
Katelyn Corson took the tough points
with a second place mark in both the 400m dash (1:12.35) and 4x400m relay. She
also placed modest marks in the shot, discus, and 100m dash.
Alexis Chestine, Raine Hecox, Rachel
Johnson, Taryn Lunsford, Kadence Mathisen, and Emile Nelson rounded out the
scoring for the MMS prep team.
For the boys, Peyton Martin led the team
with a pole vault win (7-6) and solid marks in the hurdles and two sprint
relays.
Zach Hayslip, Donovan Walker, and Ethan
Walker covered the sprint points for the Tiger boys. Sammy Sellers, Dakota
Langford, and Turner Wright placed in the throws.
The Mansfield men were short handed as
injury and illness handcuffed their normal production.
The Waldron meet was the last prep match
for the Mansfield seventh grade this season.
Mansfield seventh grade boys track members pose after the Waldron meet.
Among a large field of teams at the
Waldron Bulldog Junior Invitational track meet on April 9, Mansfield finished
third in both gender divisions.
The Tigers and Lady Tigers built their
point production with several well earned marks in a variety of events.
Notably, the women’s hurdles, high jump, and throws were a real strength. The
men’s mile, 4x400m relay, shot put, and pole vault were also good to the
Mansfield track core.
Madelen Jones, Shelby Cole, Harleigh
Mars, Skylynn Harris, and Sadie Roberts stood out for the MJH women.
Roberts had a tremendous night at the
high jump pit. The freshman leaper joined an elite list by clearing five feet
for the first time in her career.
“It was really a show stopper,” said
Mansfield Coach John Mackey. “Sadie was by far the best jumper there. She had
already won the meet at 4-8 so she went for a new personal record at 5-0.
Mission accomplished!”
Jones and Cole bested a very fast field
of 100m hurdlers by going one-two for the Lady Tigers. Jones won in a personal
record of 17.52 seconds. Cole crossed a blink later at 17.70 seconds for her
personal record as well.
Jones and Mars made a very competitive
300m hurdle field one of the highlight races of the night.
Jones went PR with a 53.04 clocking over
the eight barrier sprint for second place. Mars timed in at 53.07 for a
photo finish third place ribbon. The meet’s top time posted by an Oklahoma
runner was just a fraction ahead of the two Mansfield natives.
Harris continued her strong hold at the
shot put ring. The Mansfield eighth grader powered the 6 pound ball 41’ 3” for
the victory. She was nearly as dominate in the discus ring with another
victory. This time the 4kg discus sailed 90’ 7” for the win.
On the men’s side, Ethan Chapman rivaled
his own school record with a second place 1600m time of 5:13.68. That eight
point effort was followed by another such tally by Steven Perez in the pole
vault. Perez jumped 10’ 0” for the silver medal.
Second place was a theme for the Tiger
men. Shawn Brown put the shot 40’ 9” for the second best mark on the night. Dru
Buckner sped over the 300m hurdles in 48.85 for a red ribbon. Then, Logan Yoss,
Buckner, Tommy Phang, and John Branche teamed together for the second place
4x400m relay in 4:10.38.
Freshman Tiger Shawn Brown has developed into one of Mansfield’s top throwers.Junior Tigers Tommy Phang and Dru Buckner place well at the 300m hurdles at Waldron.
Hope Rainwater, McKenzie Griffin, Olivia
Bouse, and Faith Rainwater covered most of the scoring for the Lady Tiger
distance racers. Jadelynn Wood, Jones, Roberts, Alexis Rivera, Kynslee Ward,
Bouse, and Mars made sure no Tiger relay landed below third.
Shaddon Moore supported Brown with
throwing points. Branche came through with 400m dash scoring. Phang and Yoss
added through the hurdles while Ashton Hinkle took fifth in the pole vault.
Seven Sanderson posted her best shot put
throw (32’ 1”) to round out a productive night of track and field for
Mansfield. She was fourth place. Brooklyn Adams was near her best as well as
the eighth grader spun the discus 75’ 4” for a third place measure.
The Mansfield senior high track athletes
found medal rewards at the Gaile Hainley Relays in Waldron on April 11.
Haylee Buckner, Renden Emery, Makayla
Strutton, Sara Willadsen, and Brooke Wright collected the bulk of the Mansfield
medals.
Buckner did so at the high jump. Emery
impressed at the triple jump. Strutton found a medal over the 300m hurdles.
Wright was worthy from the discus ring. Willadsen found hers at two different
vertical events.
Emery was the highest scoring Tiger
male. The sophomore took second place with a 39’ 3” triple jump. He was fourth
at the high jump with a 5’ 8” mark. He collected a pair of sixth place stats in
the 100m hurdles and 200m dash. He was also seventh in the 300m hurdles.
Sophomore Renden Emery was the Tiger track team’s leading scorer at Waldron.
Willadsen placed in five events for the
Lady Tigers. She went bronze medal in the pole vault and was a silver medalist
in the high jump. The Mansfield senior placed in three sprint races as well.
She was fifth in both the 100m and 200m dashes. She was the lead leg to the
fifth place 4x100m relay.
Lennon Woods, Delilah McKusker, and
Strutton joined Willadsen for the sprint relay.
Strutton reduced her time in the 300m
hurdles to a competitive 53.22 clocking. That time placed her as the bronze
medalist. She picked up an eighth place ribbon in the 200m dash breaking the 30
second barrier for the first time this season.
Buckner posted a 4’ 8” mark in the high
jump for a third place tie. The senior had gone 4’ 9” earlier in the year at
Booneville.
Wright suffered through some shoulder
soreness to get third in the discus. The 82’ 9” measure was well below her
usual standards prompting the Mansfield coaches to shut her down for the night.
Typically, the sophomore would have produced in the shot put as well.
Bri Sanderson grabbed a pair of fourth
place awards for the Tiger men in the shot and discus. Teammate Jacob Brown
caught a pair of sixth place ribbons in those same two events. Haylie Burns
scored eighth in the women’s shot.
Victor Steffen scored for Mansfield in
the high jump with a new personal best of 5’ 6”. Alyssa Berry and Darby Jones
gained the distance points for the Mansfield women while Woods scored sixth in
the 300m hurdles.
Berry placed seventh a day later in the pole
vault as a small group of specialist participated in the Van Buren Pointer
Relays on April 12.
Mansfield senior Alyssa Berry prepares for the pole vault at Van Buren.
The Jr High Waldron Bulldog track stars definitely made people shiver in fear as they walked into a meet. Placing overall First Place in three out of four of their meets, the Bulldogs meant business. In their last meet at home in the Bulldog Relays, the boys were some mean competition for the other teams.
Placing first in the 100 M Dash was Gabino Grano. In second was Joseph Rogers. Fourth was Steven Figueroa and Michael Grano placed fifth. In the 200 M Dash was Gabino Grano in first, Joseph Rogers in second, and Whitley Fielding and Chris Lopez in third. In the 400 M Dash was Marco Mondragon in second, Fernando Guerrero in third and Whitley Fielding in sixth.
For the 800 M Run, Baldy Villareal placed first and Jaylyn Matthews placed fourth. In the 1600 M Run, Baldy Villareal tied first with Steve Grano. Kason Davis placed first in the 100 M Hurdles. Peyton Lipham placed second, Trevor Hunt placed third, and Marco Mondragon placed sixth.
In the 300 M Hurdles, Kason Davis placed first along with Peyton Lipham, Chris Lopez placed second, and Seth Kastl placed fourth. Breaking the bar in all three relay races, the boys placed first in 4×100, 4×400, and 4×800. Placing first in High Jump was Kason Davis. Seth Kastl made third and Caden Husser made sixth.
In the Long Jump Jeremy Brown earned second place, Gabino Grano made third, Chris Lopez made fourth, and Seth Kastl earned sixth. For the Triple Jump Joseph Rogers placed second, Kason Davis made third, Seth Kastl made fourth, and Matthew Tegtmeyer placed fifth.
In Pole Vaulting, Matthew Tegtmeyer and Bryce Hattabaugh placed third, Noah Patrick placed fifth, and Peyton Lipham made sixth. In Discus Matthew Tegtmeyer and Steven Newman placed second while Brayden Houston and Robert Underwood placed third. And for Shot Put, Matthew Tegtmeyer and Gage Cox placed third while Patrick Poor and Lucas Nix placed fourth.
The Bulldogs are excited about their upcoming track meet at District on April 17 in Elkins. They are looking to add more gold to their ever-growing collection.
More than 20 teams showed up at Tuesday nights Bulldog Relays in Waldron. The Jr Lady Bulldogs have been seeing success all season, coming in overall Runner-Up at the Greenwood meet and Third Place overall at Mansfield. The Lady Bulldogs closed out their last meet with a bang by earning overall First Place. This was the Lady Bulldogs fourth track meet of the year and sadly their last until District on April 17 in Elkins.
In the 100 M Dash Emma Wilson earned second place, Molly Richmond made third, Kynlyn Frayer made fourth, and Kylee Day brought in fifth. In the 200 M Dash, at second was Emma Wilson, third was Kylee Day, sixth was Alicia Sheer, and eighth was Tristan VanDewiele. In the 400 M Dash, Jasmine Nelson earned second, Molly Richmond made third, McKenzie Owens made seventh, and Bailey Sims placed eighth.
For the 800 M Run, Maria Grano earned fifth and McKenzi Stidman placed seventh. Placing in the 100 M Hurdles was Hannah Jeffries with third, Erika Gabel with fifth, Gracie Carnley with sixth, and Bianca Hinojosa with fourteenth. Placing in the Top 10 of the 300 M Hurdles was Lexee Kesterson, Maleea Sims, Maddison Hunt, Ella Engelke, and Hannah Jefferies.
The girls placed First in the 4×100 Relay, Second in the 4×400 Relay, and Fifth in the 4×800 Relay. In the High Jump, Emma Wilson placed fourth, Alicia Sher placed sixth, and Molly Richmond and Sophie Chiewtrakoon earned seventh. For the Long Jump, Hannah Jeffries placed first, Macie Davis earned second, Jasmine Nelson earned fourth, and Kynlyn Frayer made seventh.
In the Triple Jump, coming in at first was Hannah Jeffries, Nora Riedel at third and Kynlyn Frayer at sixth. In the Pole Vault, was Kylee Broomfield at first place, Jasmine Nelson at second, Reagan Adams at second, and Rylie Brown in fourth.
Throwing in Discus was Madison Goff with second place, Lily Woodard in third, Lupita Morales in fourth, and Katie Houston in sixth. For Shot Put was Annabelle Millard in fourth, Lupita Morales in fifth, Lily Woodard in sixth, and Peyton Boyd at tenth.
